Headed Out!

Hey! Just wanted to say good-bye and let you know that I will be leaving for Europe today till the 19th.  I’m headed to Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, Salzburg and Munich.  Get excited for awesome pictures, stories and of course lots of food! See you soon. Follow me on Twitter @Pilots_Daughter  

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Lowcountry Bites – Peach Salsa

I can officially say that I am a columnist at The Island Eye News!  It is a bi-weekly, or published twice a month, publication that is sent out to some of the islands in the Charleston area.  My column is called Lowcountry Bites and each week has a write up and recipe.  My first story…

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Wine Wednesday and Beyond

Beyond wines are the star of this weeks wine Wednesday for three great reasons.  The label is amazing it is bright and catchy which is of course my first reason.  Second the concept of naming the wines Beyond wine is pretty awesome.  It comes from a vineyard in South Africa called Buitenverwachting, which translates to…

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Hit the Sauce

If you liked my previous post Lowcountry Livin’ I thought you might enjoy Hit the Sauce as well.  I wrote a little Quick Bite for Charleston magazine and it is out this month.  Check it out and hear more of a background about the sauce and its history.  And if you live in Charleston pick…

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Cupcakes in the Overhead Bin

My sister’s engagement party was this past Saturday and it was amazing!  It was at a wine bar in Dallas with friends and family and it went perfectly.  To go along with the wine, we had a cheese platter that was incredible, pizza and for dessert dark chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate…

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Lowcountry Boil

All states have things that make them unique, from flowers to food.  That is one thing that I have grown to love about South Carolina, the southern food.  This is evident if you have been an avid follower, from my recent post.  Continuing with the trend; Charleston is in the lowcountry.  Being a city in…

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The Southern Cheese Dip–Pimento Cheese

My sister came to Charleston, for her first time, this weekend to visit and I was so excited to give her the real Charleston experience.  That entails drinks on Shem Creek, visist to Sullivan’s Island, the beach, The Battery, Rainbow Row, Broad Street, shrimp and grits and of course pimento cheese.  Pimento cheese is a…

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Formaggio Please?

When I think of gifts that people receive upon the return of friends and family when they travel I think of the ridiculous shirt that says “When my sister went to Florida all I got was this stupid T-shirt.”  It’s weird that I think this because I have never actually seen anyone wearing this shirt….

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